Crayfish – Reading a Paper Excerpt – CRAYFISH 4

For this post, you will read one section of the paper: Assessing effects of non-native crayfish on mosquito survival

This is a primary research article and as such, it may be challenging to read. In order to help you better understand the original article, I’d recommend you read the UCLA IoES summary (https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/article/invasive-crayfish-lead-to-more-mosquitoes-and-risk-of-disease-in-southern-california/ ) before tackling this assignment. Primary research refers to a paper written by a scientist or team of scientists that communicates their unique experiment to the public.

Your group name for this assignment indicates what section you are assigned to read. You are only reading one section for this assignment and everyone in your “group” is reading the same section. The questions below and the group discussion are designed to strengthen your understanding of the section you have been assigned to read so that you feel more confident sharing it with your colleagues who read different sections of the paper in the next discussion post.

The documentto each section:
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Post：
Define at least two vocabulary words or phrases from the section you read. These can be any words/phrases that you didn’t know the meaning of. (Examples: trophic cascades, ecosystem services, benthic, etc.)
What are two questions you have about what you have read? These may be something you need clarification on, technical questions, questions about the ecology or biology of the species, or broader questions about the article.

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